Combination match box and cigarette igniter



. bOX andigniter with' the .parts in the drawing. i

Patented July 27',A 19,26.

' p `cfo'nrrmnn' TRITTEN, 0F nnaisisono, NEW YORK.

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. .Appiication sied Aprii '7, 192e.v sriai No. ioaaeaf" The main` object of this invention is toy provide a containerv suitablefor the storage of'matchesin which a mechanism lis provided for releasing and lifting thecover of f said container upon Vpressure ofa button."

vAnother Object ips'to provide a container having several' compartments therein, one forv .the storageL of matches, another for housingv a cover-lifting mechanism, and a third .chamber in which matches may he ignitedand shielded during their burning so that a cigarette may be inserted' into this chamber and ignited Vwithout danger of having a match extinguished; The 'above and other vobjects will become apparent in thefdescription below, in which characters of reference refer to like-,named vReferring ybriefly to the drawing, Figure lisa perspective View, showing the match cover in partly opened position.

Figure 2 is a 'longitudinal sectional ele-, vational view thru the container, showing the housing broken away to illustrate the cover lifting mechanism. v y

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on lineB-.S of Figure 2.

l Figure 4 is an enlarged top .plan .View ofl the container, showing the Various compartments in detail. f

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals 1 0v and 11 indicate the'side walls of Va container.l These walls are integral with a bottom 12, and at their endy edges are joined to a rear wall land .a front wallV 14. The rear wall 13 is vprovided with hinge sleeves 15 thru which pins pass by which.. hinges 16 forming part of a'cover 17 are attached. The bottom, front and rear, and

side walls, form a container open atthe.,

top whichl is normally closed by the` hinged cover 17, and within the container. a housing'lS Vis provided. l small enclosed chamber in which'themecha-y nism for klifting the cover upon `depression" of a button 19 is housed. The mechanism" l consists of a rack bar 20 which is provided' with a longitudinal slot 21. A pin 22 rigid ly mountedon the front wall '14 of the container registers in said slot and forms a guide for limiting the longitudinal' move'- ment of the rack bar. Said rack bar has"k ya shank 23 which extends outwardly thru anopening in the walls 11 ofthe container and Wound about said shank is a coily spring ofthe sides 11 lleasablylocks the cover in closedv This housing formsa 12'1- Avt'hicl'i isshoulderedbetween the; surface V)nd the butt-0h19 integral with the' shank.l A pinion 25isy rotatably mounted aboutlthe vrack` barton va's'tudr This 'pinion hasan arm 27fextending'ra1` ciiellylllerefrom andat its outer end 'has aright-angledcurved finger 28. p

Adjacent'the housing 18, a match com,`

`pertinent 29 isfprovided. `Between this com-l partment 'and 'spaced apart from the rear.

nails of the` container, a separating wall f Oj'is'constructed which forms any additional- .nient has a plate member 433 provided which yhasa rough 4scratching surface. The

reary iwallfl'of thevcontainer lhas a flongii t'ud-inal slot y4; formed "therein: thru which thesulphured ends of matchesare inserted tothe position where. they come into con` tactwith the striking surface of the plate Anv additional striking surface 35 is mounted on'the outer surface of the front Wall-14 of-.the container so thatmatches maybe ignited from the outside of the con-v The free edge:

tainer as well as within it. ofthe cover hasa flange 36 vextending downwardly therefrom which is adaptedrto lap container vand a recess 3,6', formed in. this 'over the `side of the front wall 14 of the flange engages a rounded lug 37 and revuponthe container. C

yThe matches are stored in the compartnient 29 and the container is used for igniting matches and `putting them to' their 'use for igniting cigarettes in a concealed and position closed position so'that stormyk weather will not interfere `with theiopervation. 'W hen "it 4is desiredto ignite aV match in a closedcompartnient, the match isv extracted from the ycompartment-29 by depressingl the but-ton 19.

This moves the rack bar 20 longitudinally,

which being in 'meshed engagement with the pin 25,' rotates the latter and causes-.the arm to swing upwardly, carrying thecurved iinlooV Vger with it. The arm 27 and curved linger v `28 Contact withuthe'loiver surface'of the cover 1,7 and liftthe latter to the open" posirtion, as indicatedin dotted lines iny Figure l. The match may then be extracted, the pressurel on the button 19-released, thespring i again extending the shank 23 to the position shown in Figure 2, thus rotating,` the pinion und erin 2'! downwardly into the comp-nrtnient 29, permitting` the cover to he inentiziily locked by engaging the ing 3T. .The con tainer is then turned so that e inet-ch which was extracted nifty he inserted thru the slot 3d into the compartment 3i, causing the inc-tch to Contact with the striking surface o the piatte 33, which ignites seid Inetch, and when e cigarette or the like is inserted thru the. opening S2, seid cigarette indy he ignited in concenied position so that rain or storni niny not hinder the operation.

l. in e device oi` the oiess descrioeche container having a` pinreiity oii compartments therein, e cover hinged to container, housing orinin@v one of said coingertnients, en erin having one end pivoted in said housing, ineens integral with saidl erin for rotating the latter, and reciprocal ineens for rotating said rst-nmned ineens.

2, :in device of the class described, container-chewing :i piniaiity o'f compartments therein, at cover hinged to seid container, a housing 'forming one oi' seid conipziitinents, en arniheving one end niyoted in seid housing, a pinion rigid with said erin end rotatable therewith, end engaging;` seid pinion for rotcting said erin.

3. In a device oi the class described, a conteinci' having e plurality of compattinenteL en erin having one end pivoted in said housing, :i pinion rigid With seid erin and roisitehie. therewith, n, reci; bar slidebie in-said housing,` engaging seid pinion, one end oi' .ee-id rech bei' extending exterior of the coni ier, seid rech bai-r When depressed being "ated to rotate seid arin to lift said cover, and ineens i'or extending the projecting end of seid roch her ior repetition of the operzb tionH y l in :i device of the class described, a contnint-nn having e plurality oi*l l ments therein, e cover hinged to seid cone housing forming one of said conip. t? en erin having' one end pivoted in iid a., i rotatable therewith, e rech bei" siidnbie in seid housing engaging said pinion, one erid seid rec-k her ent-ending exterior oi tne container, said rech ser when depressed being; adapted to roteite said erin to lift seid cover, n shnnir Aforming seid ineinher entend` ire' ont-f' rdiy :troni the rack har, e button on eind shank, and 2L spring on said shank hetween the container sind the button i'or nominally ez-tending` seid rack ber to active position and lowering of seid erm.

in testimony whereof i nfiiix lny signature.

@GTT @RUUD TRTTEN.

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